Field diary·DII:2a·1927–1928

Soli, the theatreAlfred Westholm

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Handwritten in Swedish. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 34 of field diary DII:2a (Soli, the theatre), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2a, Public domain (CC0).

Page 36Scan 34 of 147

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… is heaped around the partly very well preserved enclosure wall. The earth from here is carried down to the orchestra and on out to the scene terrace. The fine clearing is postponed here for the time being. The enclosure wall disappears in under a modern field wall which here bounds ter III. This field wall also forms, broadly speaking, a semicircle, though with a larger radius. - Work on the section is moved up to ter III where the earth has now completely dried. The pottery is collected by suitable criteria, mainly in 20 cm levels.

23/10Sunday. Walk among the necropoleis.

24/10Since the first trial section proved to pass through such deep layers (3,50 m), difficulties with the earth cutting were bound to arise before long. To investigate the extent of the stage and the depth of the earth layers up to it on the orchestra, a trench was opened at the eastern corner of the stage … continues

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain